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Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983

Preselected recipients only Fort Mill, South Carolina · EIN 477041724

Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 is a private foundation in Fort Mill, South Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $788,000 in 24 grants; the typical grant was $22,500 and the largest $166,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $733,000 the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$733,00028$21.4 million
2024$788,00024$24.8 million

How to apply

Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York2$216,000
California5$180,000
District of Columbia3$130,000
Hawaii5$110,000
Colorado1$80,000
Tennessee3$55,000
Massachusetts3$12,000
Virginia1$3,000
Kansas1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Eastman School of Music University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
General purpose$166,000
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
Los Angeles, CA
General support$90,000
Make Life Skate Life
Ridgeway, CO
General support$80,000
Kaufman Music Center
New York, NY
General support$50,000
Grammy Museum Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$50,000
Mana Maoli
Honolulu, HI
General purpose$50,000
Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz
Washington, DC
General support$50,000
Smithsonian Master Jazz Orchestra
Washington, DC
General support$40,000
Ordinary Hero Foundation
Brentwood, TN
General support$40,000
American Battlefield Trust
Washington, DC
General support$40,000
Musicares Foundation
Santa Monica, CA
General financial support$30,000
Kahakukahi Foundation
Lahaina, HI
General support$25,000
Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Ctr
Wailuku, HI
Financial support$20,000
One Love Skate
Kula, HI
General support$10,000
Nashville Jazz Workshop
Nashville, TN
General support$10,000
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro, MA
To fund music at all the$6,000
St Judes Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General financial support$5,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
For dr tagliati research$5,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General financial support$5,000
Paia Youth Council Inc
Paiah, HI
General support$5,000
Attleboro Scholarship Foundation
Attleboro, MA
Annual scholarship for$3,000
Attleboro Music Parents Association
Attleboro, MA
General support$3,000
Meals on Wheels
Arlington, VA
General financial support$3,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Topeka, KS
General financial support$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 give?

$788,000 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $22,500.

Who runs Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983?

Its 2024 filing lists The Private Trust Company NA (Co-Trustee).

What does Ray & Vera Conniff Foundation 51645983 fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and health.

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